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Wooden rainbow and tunnel kit Ways to use this resource to promote early literacy through play in your library Children can build, explore and problem solve. They can make tunnels to roll balls through and use words that describes which size ball will fit. Excellent for sorting into size order using sequencing language like first, next, after. Model positional language such as between, before, below, in. Children can stack and balance these curved arches as well as create mini worlds for dramatic play. Children can count the arches they have balanced or stacked. Set up the blocks as an invitation to retell a story or as prop to introduce a song. Use to create houses and buildings in small world play. Talk to children about who lives in the houses, where the houses might be (forest, beach, city). Rhymes and songs Roly Poly Itsy Bitsy Spider It’s Raining It’s Pouring I Can Sing a Rainbow Star light, Star bright Books The Rainbow Serpent How the Lorikeet Got its Colours Two Rainbows by Sophie Masson Rainbow Bear by Stephen Michael King The Rainbow by Ros Moriarty Rainbow by Jane Cabrera

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Wooden rainbow and tunnel kit Ways to use this resource to promote early literacy through play in your library

Children can build, explore and problem solve. They can make tunnels to roll balls through and use words that describes which size ball will fit.Excellent for sorting into size order using sequencing language like first, next, after.Model positional language such as between, before, below, in. Children can stack and balance these curved arches as well as create mini worlds for dramatic play.Children can count the arches they have balanced or stacked.Set up the blocks as an invitation to retell a story or as prop to introduce a song.Use to create houses and buildings in small world play. Talk to children about who lives in the houses, where the houses might be (forest, beach, city).

Other early literacy resources you can use with the Wooden rainbow and tunnel kit

Viking Toys chubby bucket setHarmony table and cushionsLakeshore sensory balls setMy foam building setBillyara ‘Welcome to Country’ recycled outdoor floor mat

What other ways can you use the Wooden

rainbow and tunnel kit in your library?

What other ways can you use the Wooden

rainbow and tunnel kit in your library?

Talk Play Sing Read

Rhymes and songsRoly PolyItsy Bitsy Spider It’s Raining It’s PouringI Can Sing a RainbowStar light, Star bright

BooksThe Rainbow SerpentHow the Lorikeet Got its ColoursTwo Rainbows by Sophie MassonRainbow Bear by Stephen Michael KingThe Rainbow by Ros MoriartyRainbow by Jane Cabrera

Rhymes and songsRoly PolyItsy Bitsy Spider It’s Raining It’s PouringI Can Sing a RainbowStar light, Star bright

BooksThe Rainbow SerpentHow the Lorikeet Got its ColoursTwo Rainbows by Sophie MassonRainbow Bear by Stephen Michael KingThe Rainbow by Ros MoriartyRainbow by Jane Cabrera